Cabbages and Kings

O. Henry

Cabbages and Kings is a 1904 novel made up of interlinked short stories, written by O. Henry and set in a fictitious country. A series of stories which each explore some individual aspect of life in a paralytically sleepy Central American town called the Republic of Anchuria while each advancing some aspect of the larger plot and relating back one to another in a complex structure which slowly explicates its own background even as it painstakingly erects a town which is one of the most detailed literary creations of the period. This work is O. Henrys first published volume and is considered to be his only novel. The plot is composed of several short stories, which were inspired by the authors six-month stay in Honduras in the late 1890s. In this book, O. Henry coined the term banana republic.

Micah Clarke

Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by the character for whom the title is named and set in the late 1600s, Micah Clarke describes the battle of peasants against the existing king of England in the hopes that they can replace the monarch with his brother who feels he has been unjustly denied the throne. Micah Clarke, a young, innocent peasant joins forces with other peasants, among the Puritans, to fight for this pathetic dukes cause. It was attempt by Conan Doyle to present the story of the Puritans in a more favorable light than generally thought of in England at the time the book was written a historical romance about the Monmouth rebellion and Hanging Judge Jeffries told by a humble adherent of the Duke of Monmouth the whole story of the rising in Somerset, the triumphant advance towards Bristol and Bath, and the tragic rout at Sedgemoor (1685).

The Fate of a Crown

L. Frank Baum

Need an adventure story with plots and counterplots? Intrigue? A love interest? Politics? Murder? Follow our young American hero, Robert Harcliffe, as he goes on the adventure of his lifetime. A young man just out of college goes to Brazil as secretary of the prime mover in the revolution, and by so doing begins a series of adventures that run from tragic to comic, ending with the success of the conspiracy, a straightening out of many tangles, and the marriage of the hero to one of the most brilliant and beautiful conspirators. Written by the famous Oz author L. Frank Baum under the alias of Schuyler Staunton, The Fate of a Crown is a stirring novel of the events of a South American revolution against the monarchy at the turn of the 20th Century. It was Baums first novel for an adult readership.

Wiersze. Wybór

Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński

Poezja Krzysztofa Kamila Baczyńskiego, zebrana w tomie Wierszy, jest głosem pokolenia tragicznego ludzi, których wejście w okres dorosłości naznaczone zostało przez świat wojny i okupacji. Doświadczenie to odcisnęło bardzo wyraźny piętno na twórczości poety, na kształcie artystycznym utworów, na tematyce wierszy, także na poglądach i moralnych ukształtowaniu twórcy. Zrodziło to katastrofizm utworów bijący z nich pokoleniowy katastrofizm, pesymizm, przekonanie o nieuchronnym zbliżaniu się śmierci i końcu przedwojennego porządku. Cała twórczość młodego Baczyńskiego wyraża więc wątek apokalipsy dokonanej, spełnionej.

The Four Faces. A Mystery

William Le Queux

Michael Berrington is a bachelor leading a quiet life in London. Overhearing a conversation at his club one day, he becomes interested in a discussion regarding a man named Gastrell. Gastrell is somewhat of a mystery to the club members in spite of his renting a house from one of them. Berringtons interest in Gastrell intensifies as his fiancé, Dulcie Challoner, befriends a wealthy widow, Mrs. Connie Stapleton who evidently has some type of relationship with Gastrell. As the plot progresses, Berrington finds himself involved with sensational robberies, brutal murders, coded messages, and even mind control! As in many Le Queux books, there are twists and turns as new characters and locations are introduced.

The Trail of the Golden Horn

H.A. Cody

The main character, Hugo, hated the river and always kept away from it. After all, the river is a clear evil. From which many people died. Hugo will have to overcome many obstacles in its path. Overcome your fears. But will he cope with this?

The Boss of the Lazy Y

Charles Alden Seltzer

The story concerns a complicated, angry, daredevil son, Calumet Marston, who returns to his boyhood homestead to find his hated father dead and a stranger, a woman named Betty, in charge. Her family had aided his father, and now she is "the boss". He also left a testimony which states that Calumet must give a practical demonstration of reform in character if he wants to inherit his fathers money, and Betty is the one to be the judge of that. Written in the style of the early writers of the modern western, this is a vivid story of the depths to which any person can sink without discipline, charity and love. A classic story that is considered to be Seltzers best work with action and romance trailing at every turn.

Parasol Świętego Piotra

Kálmán Mikszáth

Powieść wydana w 1974 roku na Węgrzech. Interpretacja starej legendy. Książka pełna błyskotliwego humoru i baśniowego charakteru. Napisana lekko, napawająca optymizmem. Autor przekazuje czytelnikowi pozytywną energii, radość i nadzieję.

Собачье сердце (Psie serce)

Михаил Афанасиевич Булгаков, Michaił Afanasjewicz Bułhakow

201eСобачье сердце201d 2013 одно из самых любимых читателями произведений Михаила Булгакова. Вас ждет рассказ о необыкновенном эксперименте гениального ученого. Известный московский профессор Преображенский решается на эксперимент по пересадке гипофиза умершего бездомного пьяницы и хулигана Клима Чугункина милому псу Шарику, найденному на улице. Очеловечивание произошло, но эксперимент, увы, не удался. Вместо доброй собаки на свет появляется безобразный, тупой и агрессивный Полиграф Полиграфович Шариков, который унаследовал от своего «донора» лишь дурные черты. Цепкая натура дебошира и разгильдяя 2013 к несчастью, мерзкая, наглая, неблагодарная 2013 подавляет благородное собачье сердце, и профессору ничего не остается, как совершить обратное превращение...

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

Max Brand

The "Dr. Kildare" series is written by Max Brand, which was the pen name of prolific author Frederick Faust, and is from the medical genre. This series is about the many exploits of Dr. Kildare, who starts out the series as a medical intern as he works to try and become a doctor. The stories follow Dr. James "Jimmy" Kildare, an aspiring surgeon, who leaves the simple life of his parents farm to practice medicine at a big-city hospital. Brand this time has young Dr. Kildare take on a special case to force his beloved Gillespie to take a rest from the research job which is draining him. The case involves a fear neurosis in the daughter of a multimillionaire, and Kildaire uses unorthodox means to get to the bottom of it, and pulls her through.

Chance. A Tale in Two Parts

Joseph Conrad

Events revolve around the daughter of a bankrupt magnate. She is viciously attacked by her disappointed governess, who has her marriage plans for her father, and Flora takes with her the belief that she is unattractive. Psychological history that keeps the reader from beginning to end. Soon, Flora discovers that even the staff does not love her, and her situation is complicated by the selfish indignation of her father against her attachment to Anthony.

The House of Defence

E.F. Benson

Lord Thurso-Rainham is the type of vigorous man who is the victim of neuralgic headaches. He becomes addicted to the drugs he takes to counter their effects. All other attempts to cure Thurso from his addiction failed. There is one option to save his to try Christian science, in which no one believes.

Options

O. Henry

O. Henry is the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). Porters 400 short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, characterization and the clever use of twist endings. He needs no introduction of course; the man who made the short story with the surprise ending famous. These 16 stories are all wonderful examples of his word sculpting art. They include: The Rose of Dixie, The Third Ingredient, The Hiding of Black Bill, Schools and Schools, Thimble, Thimble, Supply and Demand, Buried Treasure, To Him Who Waits, He Also Serves, The Moment of Victory, The Head-Hunter, A Poor Rule and others. O. Henry has a very unique and amusing style, with a dry sense of humor running through all the stories. Originally published in 1897, this early work is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today.

Atomgewicht 500

Hans Dominik

Atomgewicht 500 ist ein Science-Fiction-Roman von Hans Dominik aus dem Jahre 1934. Vor knapp 100 Jahren waren die Phänomene der Kernkraft und Radioaktivität bekannt, aber noch nicht vollständig erforscht und wissenschaftlich endgültig erklärt. Die Hoffnung auf eine friedliche, gefahrlose Nutzung als schier unerschöpfliche Quelle von Energie war groß, was sich auch in der zeitgenössischen phantastischen Literatur niederschlug. Unschuldig waren Wissenschaft und Forschung allerdings längst nicht mehr. Doktor Wandel arbeitet in Amerika per Atomumwandlung an einem Stoff, von dem eine Messerspitze ausreicht, ein ganzes Heizkraftwerk zu ersetzen. Zwei amerikanische Konzerne Dupont Company und United Chemical kämpfen mit allen Mitteln um ihn und seine Erfindung. Es ist ein spannender Wettlauf um die Zeit. Atomgewicht 500 ist ein spannender Roman über Konkurrenz und Industriespionage.

Wyga

Jack London

Bohater powieści, Kit Bellew, porzuca swoje wygodne życie i wyjeżdża na srogą północ do dzikiej Klondike. Przeżywa wiele niebezpiecznych przygód, które na nowo kształtują w nim mężczyznę. Fantastyczna opowieść o uporze, przyjaźni i sile ludzkiego charakteru. W tle niesamowite opisy przyrody zafascynowanego północą Londona.

Forlorn River

Zane Grey

In Forlorn River, young Ben Ide is cast out by his rich dad, branded a wild horse hunter and possible rustler. Ide befriends a wounded man, whom he nicknames Nevada. Ide does the same for Modoc, an Indian he pulls out of a saloon. All three men form bonds of loyalty in their isolated state as they hunt wild horses in the California wilderness. Then the love of Bens youth returns after being away at college and an evil man has become his fathers partner and has spread lies about Ben. To win his lady love, he must clear his name and make good of his life. Many people believe in him and that is essential to his belief in himself. A wonderful, classic western romance. Beautiful descriptions of the American West, written in 1927, for people who had never seen or experienced its beauty and majesty.